Christian PoliticsLongman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1806 - 445 pages |
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Page 23
... fear , His words were simple , and his soul sincere . Needless was written law where none oppress'd , The law of right was written in his breast : No suppliant crowds before the judge appear'd , No court erected yet , nor cause was ...
... fear , His words were simple , and his soul sincere . Needless was written law where none oppress'd , The law of right was written in his breast : No suppliant crowds before the judge appear'd , No court erected yet , nor cause was ...
Page 26
... fear of want . Therefore , without such a degree of indigence as may dispose some to undergo the daily drudgery of life , and such a degree of affluence as may enable others to reward them for it , we could expect to find but little ...
... fear of want . Therefore , without such a degree of indigence as may dispose some to undergo the daily drudgery of life , and such a degree of affluence as may enable others to reward them for it , we could expect to find but little ...
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... fear of violence or molesta- tion . But though the life of every member of a well - ordered community is thus protected , it is far from being placed in a situation of - absolute safety . There is no man , it has been said , and truly ...
... fear of violence or molesta- tion . But though the life of every member of a well - ordered community is thus protected , it is far from being placed in a situation of - absolute safety . There is no man , it has been said , and truly ...
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... fear of injury or annoyance ; is a blessing which can be duly estimated by those only who have experienced the inse- curity of a tyrannic or savage state . Even merely to contemplate a constitution of so- ciety , which communicates this ...
... fear of injury or annoyance ; is a blessing which can be duly estimated by those only who have experienced the inse- curity of a tyrannic or savage state . Even merely to contemplate a constitution of so- ciety , which communicates this ...
Page 43
... fear is almost always accompanied with an equal neglect of do- mestic worship , may be thought no less chargeable with profaneness ; as it seems to insinuate , either that there is no God , or that our obligations to him require no such ...
... fear is almost always accompanied with an equal neglect of do- mestic worship , may be thought no less chargeable with profaneness ; as it seems to insinuate , either that there is no God , or that our obligations to him require no such ...
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afford ages appear arts atheists attention Calvinistes cause censure character christian church church of England circumstances citizen civil conduct conscience consequence consider constitution curiosity danger degree deism disposed divine doctrine duties effect eminent endeavour Epicurus established evils faith favour fear gion happiness heresy honour human indulgence interest Iphicrates Jews Justin Martyr king of Babylon labour Lastly laudable laws least less liberty Lord mankind manner ment mind moderate moral Nahor nation natural rights nature Nebuchadnezzar necessity Nerva never notwithstanding object observed opinion party passions patriot peace Pelagians philosophers piety pleasure Plutarch political present pretensions prince principle quæ racter reason regard religion religious respect savage says scrip scripture society spirit subsist suffer sufficient suppose Tacitus Tertullian things thou tical tion toleration true truth ture vernment virtue Voltaire wealth whole wisdom